TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - R amacandr are d di,Aru tla
TI  - Cultural Cues for Expatriates in the Levant, Including Issues of Honor and Shame
AV  - BV4070.R9.C858 2012 
PY  - 2012///
KW  - Columbia International University
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Shame
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Honor
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Muslim converts
N1  - 1; CD-R, PDF file; 2
N2  - Jordan occupies a strategic place in the Middle East. It shares a common border with Syria, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Jordan has a pro-western foreign policy, and maintains close relations with the United States and Great Britain.  Because of its enlightened and modern policies, western missionaries are able to come and serve in Jordan, in ways that are not possible in the neighboring countries, due to the fact that they either practice a more extreme form of Islam, are less stable politically, or because of state position which hinders the work of western missionaries; The researcher, via a proxy, interviewed thirty Muslim-background believers living in Jordan at the time of the research. The interviewees are all Arabs, from the Levant, and have trusted Christ as their personal savior sometime in the last fifteen years. The research is organized around three primary areas of concern, namely, "How do Arabs living in Jordan understand honor and shame from a cultural and religious perspective?" What effect does honor and shame have upon conversions to Christianity for an Arab living in Jordan?" and "How do Arabs living in Jordan perceive honor and shame and its effect on western evangelistic efforts?" Findings from the interviews were reported in accordance with the research questions and were then interpreted, discussed, and reflected upon from a theological basis
ER  -